Testing: 1) In 882 Oleg moved the capital from Novgorod to: 1) Ladoga, 2) Pskov, 3) Kyiv, 3) Suzdal. 2) The result of Oleg's campaign against Constantinople was (o): 1) the defeat of the Russian army 2) the adoption of Christianity by Oleg 3) the conclusion of a peace treaty 4) the Byzantine counterattack on Kiev.
3) The form of tribute collection under Igor was called: 1) polyudie 2) transportation 3) sharecropping 4) sharecropping. 4) 907 and 911 years - the years of the conclusion of agreements between Rus' and: 1) Poland 2) Germany 3) Byzantium 4) Khazar Khaganate. 5) The first prince of a single Old Russian state was: 1) Kiy 2) Askold 3) Oleg 4) Svyatoslav. 6) Igor began to reign in Kyiv in: 1)907, 2)911, 3)912, 4)941.
7) For the first time the name "Russian land" appeared in a written contract during the reign of: 1) Oleg, 2) Igor, 3) Olga, 4) Svyatoslav. 8) The first ruler of Kievan Rus who converted to Christianity was (a): 1) Igor, 2) Olga, 3) Svyatoslav, 4) Vladimir. 9) The lesson established under Olga is: 1) annual tests for officials. 2) annual exercises of the squad. 3) rules of diplomatic etiquette. 4) A strictly defined amount of tribute.
11) Oleg began to reign in Kiev in: 1) 862, 2) 882, 3) 907, 4)) In 907 Oleg made a campaign against 1) Pechenegs, 2) Poland, 3) Bulgars, 4) Byzantium. 13) Prince Igor 1) died during a campaign against Constantinople. 2) was killed by the Drevlyans while trying to receive tribute again. 3) was killed by the Pechenegs on the Dnieper rapids. 4) drowned while crossing the Dnieper. 14) A graveyard in the 10th century is: 1) a cemetery 2) a place for religious rites 3) a special place where tribute was brought. 4) place of executions.
15) The first (oh) of the Russian princes and princesses who visited (she) in Constantinople on a diplomatic mission was (a): 1) Oleg, 2) Svyatoslav, 3) Anna Yaroslavovna, 4) Olga. 16) The death of Igor refers to: 1) 944, 2) 945, 3) 957, 4)) The reform of the tribute collection procedure was carried out by: 1) Olga, 2) Svyatoslav, 3) Vladimir, 4) Yaroslav.
18) The events of 882 include: 1) the first mention of Rus', 2) the beginning of chronicle writing in Rus', 3) the calling of the Varangians to Rus' 4) the formation of the state of Kievan Rus. 19) During the reign of Princess Olga, most of the population of Kievan Rus professed: 1) Christianity, 2) paganism, 3) Judaism, 4) Islam. 20) The centers of formation of the state of Ancient Rus were: 1) Izborsk and Beloozero 2) Pskov and Novgorod, 3) Kyiv and Novgorod, 4) Polotsk and Kyiv.
21) "Lessons" and "graveyards" In Kievan Rus were established: 1) Prince Oleg, 2) Prince Igor, 3) Olga, 4) Vladimir. 22) The statement “Let Kyiv be a mother to Russian cities” was made in 882: 1) Rurik, 2) Askold, 3) Dir, 4) Igor. 23) The prince achieved the rights of duty-free trade in the Byzantine markets for Russian merchants: 1) Askold, 2) Oleg, 3) Igor, 4) Svyatoslav.
24) Prince Igor organized the first military campaign against Byzantium: 1) in 907, 2) 911, 3) 921, 4)) Russian military detachments were supposed to come to the aid of Byzantium according to the agreements: 1) 860 and 869, 2) 900 and 907 , 3) 907 and 911, 4) 911 i) The beginning of an organized system of taxing the population of Russian lands with taxes was laid in ... 1) 9, 2) 10, 3) 11, 4) 12 century.
27) What events does the excerpt from the annals tell about: “Ide Olga to the Greeks”. 28) As a sign of victory over Byzantium, the prince nailed to the gates of Constantinople: 1) Oleg. 2) Rurik, 3) Svyatoslav, 4) Igor. 29) The dates 862, 882 are associated with: 1) the key events in the formation of the Old Russian state, 2) the struggle of Rus' with the Polovtsy, 3) political fragmentation, 4) the campaigns of Prince Igor.
The reign of Svyatoslav Igorevich Svyatoslav was the first reliably known prince of Kiev with a Slavic name. (In Byzantine sources of the 10th century, his name is spelled as Sfendoslavos) The Russian historian N.M. Karamzin called him "Alexander the Great of our ancient history". According to Academician B. A. Rybakov, the campaigns of Svyatoslav's "represent, as it were, a single saber strike, drawing a wide semicircle on the map of Europe from the Middle Volga region to the Caspian Sea and further along the North Caucasus and the Black Sea region to the Balkan lands of Byzantium".
Formally, Svyatoslav became the Grand Duke at the age of 3 after the death of his father, Grand Duke Igor, in 945, but independent rule began around 964. Under Svyatoslav, the Kyiv state was largely ruled by his mother, Princess Olga, first because of Svyatoslav's infancy, then because of his constant presence in military campaigns. When returning from a campaign against Bulgaria, Svyatoslav was killed by the Pechenegs in 972 on the Dnieper rapids.
Prince Igor Rurikovich was killed in 945 by the Drevlyans for exacting exorbitant tribute from them. His widow Olga, who became regent with her three-year-old son, went the next year with an army to the land of the Drevlyans. The battle was opened by the four-year-old Svyatoslav, throwing “a spear at the Drevlyans, and the spear flew between the horse’s ears and hit the horse’s legs, for Svyatoslav was still a child. And Sveneld [voivode] and Asmud [breadwinner] said: The prince has already begun; let's follow, retinue, for the prince"
The Tale of Bygone Years reports on Svyatoslav's first independent steps from 964: “When Svyatoslav grew up and matured, he began to gather many brave warriors, and was fast, like a pardus, and fought a lot. On campaigns, he did not carry carts or cauldrons with him, he did not cook meat, but, thinly slicing horse meat, or animal meat, or beef and roasting it on coals, he ate it like that; he did not have a tent, but slept, spreading a sweatshirt with a saddle in his head, the same were all his other soldiers. And he sent [messengers, as a rule, before declaring war] to other lands with the words: I'm going to you!
About the appearance of Svyatoslav Moderate growth, not too tall and not very short, with thick eyebrows and light blue eyes, snub-nosed, beardless, with thick, excessively long hair above the upper lip. His head was completely naked, but on one side a tuft of hair hung down, a sign of the nobility of the family; a strong nape, a broad chest and all other parts of the body are quite proportionate, but he looked gloomy and stern. He had a gold earring in one ear; it was adorned with a carbuncle framed by two pearls. His robe was white and differed from the clothes of his associates only in noticeable purity.
964 - 965 - the defeat of the Khazar Khaganate and its capital Itil. The subjugation of Rus' to the Volga Bulgaria, the establishment of allied relations with the Yases and Kosogs, the accession of the Vyatichi.
The southern direction is the Russian-Bulgarian war. “I don’t like to sit in Kyiv, I want to live in Pereyaslavets on the Danube - there is the middle of my land” - Russian-Byzantine war. “Let us not shame the Russian land, but lie down with bones, for the dead have no shame” 971 - an agreement with Byzantium. Svyatoslav leaves Bulgaria. The world is being restored.
Svyatoslav Yaropolk (d.980) Oleg (977) Vladimir ()
Tests Sergeev SG Preparation for state centralized testing. Saratov, 2001. Kadnevsky V. M. History of Russia since ancient times. M., Sayapin V.V. History of Russia. Thematic tests. Rostov-on-Don, 2011.
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With the light hand of Karamzin, Prince Svyatoslav is considered the ancient Russian Alexander of Macedon. Information about the battles he fought and won over the years is not rich in details, but one thing is clear: by his thirty years, Svyatoslav managed to organize a dozen military campaigns, and most of them won.
Battle with the Drevlyans
For the first time, Grand Duke Svyatoslav Igorevich participated in the battle in May 946, however, he led the army only formally, since he was only four years old. When his soldiers lined up on the battlefield against the Drevlyans, the governors Sveneld and Asmud brought out the horse on which the young Svyatoslav was sitting, gave the boy a spear, and he threw it towards the enemies. “The prince has already begun, let’s pull, squad, after the prince!” - the generals shouted, and the inspired Kiev army went forward. The Drevlyans were defeated, locked themselves in the cities. Three months later, thanks to the cunning of Princess Olga, Iskorosten was taken, and the first of Svyatoslav's military campaigns ended in victory.
Battle of Sarkel
965 year. The first independent campaign of Svyatoslav. Having passed the lands of the Vyatichi, the only one of the East Slavic tribes that had not yet paid tribute to Kyiv, descending the Volga to the lands of the Khazar Khaganate, Svyatoslav defeated the old enemy of Rus'. One of the decisive battles took place near Sarkel, an outpost of Khazaria in the west.
Two armies converged on the banks of the Don, Svyatoslav defeated the Khazar army and pushed back into the city. The siege did not last long. When Sarkel fell, its defenders were mercilessly beaten, the inhabitants fled, and the city itself was burned to the ground. In its place, Svyatoslav founded the Russian outpost Belaya Vezha.
Second capture of Preslav
Pushed on by Byzantium, the Grand Duke invaded Bulgaria, took its capital Preslav and began to consider it the middle (capital) of his land. But the raid of the Pechenegs on Kyiv forced him to leave the conquered lands.
When Svyatoslav returned, he found that the pro-Byzantine opposition in the capital had prevailed, and the whole city had risen against the prince. He had to take Preslav a second time.
The 20,000-strong Russian army was opposed by superior enemy forces. And the battle under the walls of the city at first took shape in favor of the Bulgarians. But: “Brothers and squad! We will die, but we will die with firmness and courage!” - the prince turned to the soldiers, and the decisive attack was crowned with success: the course of the battle was turned, Svyatoslav occupied Preslav and brutally dealt with the traitors.
Siege of Philippopolis
The main rival of Rus' was Byzantium, it was at Constantinople that Svyatoslav planned his main blow. To reach the borders of Byzantium, it was necessary to pass southern Bulgaria, where, fed by the Greeks, anti-Russian sentiments were strong. Few cities surrendered without a fight, and in many Svyatoslav was forced to arrange demonstration executions. Particularly stubbornly resisted one of the oldest cities in Europe, Philippopolis. Here, on the side of the Bulgarians who rebelled against the Russian prince, the Byzantines also fought, whose main army was located several tens of kilometers to the south. But the army of Svyatoslav was already a coalition: the Bulgarians, Hungarians, Pechenegs acted in alliance with him. After bloody battles, the city fell. Its garrison, governors, captured Greeks and Bulgarians who were irreconcilable to the Russians were executed. 20 thousand people, by order of Svyatoslav, were impaled.
Two pitched battles in Byzantium
Svyatoslav led further advance deep into Byzantium with two armies: one, consisting of the best Russian warriors, battle-hardened combatants, he led himself, the other - Russians, Bulgarians, Hungarians and Pechenegs - was under the command of the Kiev governor Sfenkel.
The coalition army collided with the main Greek army near Arcadiopol, where a general battle took place. Calculating that the Pechenegs were the weak link in the Allied army, the Byzantine commander Varda Sklir directed the main blow of the troops to their flank. The Pechenegs trembled and ran. The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. The Russians, Hungarians and Bulgarians fought stubbornly, but were surrounded and defeated.
The battle of Svyatoslav's troops turned out to be no less difficult. The 10,000th squad of the prince was opposed by a detachment under the command of patrician Peter. As before, Svyatoslav managed to turn the tide of the battle at a critical moment for himself: “We have nowhere to go, whether we like it or not, we must fight. Thus, let us not disgrace the Russian land, but let us lay our bones here, for the dead have no shame. If we run, we will be disgraced.” He rushed forward, and the army followed him. The Greeks fled from the battlefield, and Svyatoslav continued his victorious march to Constantinople. But, having learned about the defeat of the second army, he was forced to agree to a truce with the Byzantine emperor: the allies did not have the strength for a siege.
Protection of Dorostol
Violating the peace treaty, the Greeks in 971 first attacked Preslav, then, devastating the cities, went to the Danube, to the city of Dorostol, in which Svyatoslav was located. His position was more than difficult. The bloody battle under the walls of the city lasted from morning until dusk and forced the Russians with the Bulgarians to retreat behind the fortress walls. A long siege began. From the land, the city was surrounded by an army under the command of the emperor, the Danube was blocked by the Greek fleet. The Russians, despite the danger, made daring sorties. In one of them, a high-ranking official, Master John, was beheaded. The combatants made another one at night in heavy rain: they bypassed the enemy fleet in boats, collected grain supplies in the villages and beat many sleeping Greeks.
When the position of his army became critical, Svyatoslav considered it a shame to surrender or run away and led the army outside the walls of the city, ordering the gates to be locked. For two days, with a break for the night, his soldiers fought with the Byzantines. Having lost 15 thousand people, the Grand Duke returned to Dorostol and agreed to the peace proposed by Emperor Tzimiskes.
Battle with the Pechenegs
According to the terms of the peace, the remnants of Svyatoslav's troops left Bulgaria without hindrance and reached the rapids of the Dnieper. The prince planned to get to Kyiv along it, but the recent allies of the Pechenegs blocked the path, having learned either from the Bulgarians or from the Greeks that the Russians were carrying great treasures. Waiting for help, Svyatoslav spent the winter here. But help did not arrive in time, and the Grand Duke made an attempt to break the blockade. The attempt was successful: part of the army passed the Pechenegs, but Svyatoslav himself fell in battle. As you know, the Pecheneg Khan made a goblet out of his skull, inlaid it and was very proud of his victory.
Fedorova I.A. MAOU "LyceumNo. 36"
Testing:
1) In 882, Oleg moved the capital fromNovgorod to:
1) Ladoga, 2) Pskov,
3) Kyiv, 3) Suzdal.
2) The result of Oleg's campaign on
Constantinople
became (o):
1) the defeat of the Russian army
2) the adoption of Christianity by Oleg
3) the conclusion of a peace treaty
4) counterattack of the Byzantines in Kyiv. 3) The form of tribute collection under Igor was called:
1) polyudie 2) wagon 3) use
4) sharecropping.
4) 907 and 911 - the years of the conclusion of contracts
Russ with:
1) Poland 2) Germany 3) Byzantium
4) Khazar Khaganate.
5) The first prince of a single Old Russian
states was:
1) Kiy 2) Askold 3) Oleg 4) Svyatoslav.
6) Igor began to reign in Kyiv in:
1)907, 2)911, 3)912, 4)941.7) For the first time the name "Russian land"
appeared in a written contract in the years
board:
1) Oleg, 2) Igor, 3) Olga, 4) Svyatoslav.
8) The first ruler of Kievan Rus,
who converted to Christianity was:
1) Igor, 2) Olga, 3) Svyatoslav,
4) Vladimir.
9) The lesson established under Olga is:
1)Annual test for officials
persons.
2) the annual exercises of the squad.
3) rules of diplomatic etiquette. 11) Oleg began to reign in Kyiv in:
1)862, 2)882, 3)907, 4)912.
12) In 907 Oleg made a campaign against
1) Pechenegs, 2) Poland, 3) Bulgars, 4) Byzantium.
13) Prince Igor
1) died during a campaign against Constantinople.
2) was killed by the Drevlyans when trying again
receive tribute.
3) was killed by the Pechenegs on the Dnieper rapids.
4) drowned while crossing the Dnieper.
14) Pogost in the 10th century is:
1) cemetery
2) a place for religious ceremonies
3) a special place where tribute was brought.
4) the place of execution. 15) The first (oh) of the Russian princes and princesses,
visited (she) in Constantinople with
diplomatic mission, was:
1) Oleg, 2) Svyatoslav, 3) Anna Yaroslavovna,
4) Olga.
16) Igor's death refers to:
1)944, 2)945, 3)957, 4)962.
17) The reform of the tribute collection procedure was carried out:
1) Olga,
2) Svyatoslav,
3) Vladimir,
4) Yaroslav. 18) The events of 882 include:
1) the first mention of Rus',
2) the beginning of chronicle writing in Rus',
3) calling the Varangians to Rus'
4) the formation of the state of Kievan Rus.
19) During the reign of Princess Olga, a large
part of the population of Kievan Rus professed:
1) Christianity, 2) paganism, 3) Judaism,
4) Islam.
20) Ancient state education centers
Rus' became: 1) Izborsk and Beloozero
2) Pskov and Novgorod,
3) Kyiv and Novgorod, 21) "Lessons" and "graveyards" In Kievan Rus were
installed:
1) Prince Oleg, 2) Prince Igor, 3) Olga,
4) Vladimir.
22) Statement “Let Kyiv be a mother
Russian cities "made in 882:
1) Rurik, 2) Askold, 3) Dir, 4) Igor.
23) Duty free trade rights on
Byzantine markets made for the Russians
merchant prince:
1) Askold, 2) Oleg, 3) Igor, 4) Svyatoslav. 24) The first military campaign against Byzantium
Prince Igor organized:
1) at 907, 2) 911, 3) 921, 4) 941.
25) Russian military units were supposed to
come to the aid of Byzantium according to
contracts:
1) 860 and 869, 2) 900 and 907, 3) 907 and 911,
4)911 and 944.
26) The beginning of an organized system
taxation of the population of Russian lands
taxes were due
V…
1) 9th, 2) 10th, 3) 11th, 4) 12th century.
10.
27) What events does the excerpt fromannals:
"Ide Olga to the Greeks".
28) As a sign of victory over Byzantium to the gates
Tsargrad was nailed by the prince:
1) Oleg. 2) Rurik, 3) Svyatoslav, 4) Igor.
29) Dates 862, 882 are associated with:
1) key education events
ancient Russian state
2) the struggle of Rus' with the Polovtsy,
3) political fragmentation,
4) the campaigns of Prince Igor.
11.
30) Indicate what events are behindthe following dates:
1)882
2)911
3)945.
12. Board of Svyatoslav Igorevich
Svyatoslav - the first authenticallyfamous Kyiv prince
Slavic name.
(In Byzantine sources of the X century
his name is spelled Sfendoslavos)
Russian historian N. M. Karamzin
named him "Alexander
Macedonian of our ancient
stories". According to academician
B. A. Rybakov, campaigns of Svyatoslav
965-968 "represent
like a single saber
blow that traced on the map
Europe wide semicircle from
Middle Volga to the Caspian and
further along the North Caucasus and
the Black Sea to the Balkan
lands of Byzantium.
13.
Formally, Svyatoslav becamegrand duke in 3 years
age after death in 945
year of the father, Grand Duke
Igor, but independent
reign began around
964 years. Under Svyatoslav
Kyiv state in
to a large extent the rules
his mother is Princess Olga,
first due to infancy
Svyatoslav, then because of his
permanent residence in
military campaigns. At
returning from a trip to
Bulgaria Svyatoslav was
killed by the Pechenegs in 972
on the Dnieper rapids.
14.
Prince Igor Rurikovich was killed in 945Drevlyans for charging them exorbitant
tribute. His widow Olga, who became regent
with a three-year-old son, went to the next
year with an army in the land of the Drevlyans. Battle
discovered the four-year-old Svyatoslav, leaving
“with a spear at the Drevlyans, and the spear flew
between the ears of the horse and hit the horse on
feet, for Svyatoslav was still a child. AND
said Sveneld [voivode] and Asmud
[breadwinner]: “The prince has already begun;
follow, squad, for the prince ""
15.
About the first independent stepsSvyatoslav "The Tale of Bygone Years"
reports from 964:
“When Svyatoslav grew up and matured,
he began to gather many warriors
brave, and was fast, as if
pardus, and fought a lot. Not on hikes
carried neither wagons, nor boilers,
cooked meat, but, thinly slicing horse meat,
or animal, or beef and fried on
coals, so ate; he had no tent, but slept,
spreading a sweatshirt with a saddle in their heads, -
so were all the others
warriors. And sent to other lands
[messengers, usually before
declaration of war] with the words: "I'm going to
You!""
16. About the appearance of Svyatoslav
Moderate growth, not tooAbout appearance
high and not very low
Svyatoslav with thick eyebrows and light blue
eyes, snub-nosed, beardless, with
thick, too long
hair above the upper lip.
His head was completely
naked, but on one side of her
tuft of hair hanging down - a sign
nobility of the family; strong neck,
broad chest and all other parts
bodies are quite proportionate, but
he looked gloomy and stern. IN
one of his ears was pierced
gold earring; She was
adorned with carbuncle
framed by two
pearls. His attire was
17. Foreign policy of Svyatoslav
Southerndirection
Eastern
direction
18. East direction
964 - 965 - defeatKhazar Khaganate and his
the capital of Itil.
Subjugation of Volga Rus
Bulgaria.
965 - establishment of allied
relations with yasas and
slanting.
966 - accession of the Vyatichi.
19.
20.
“In the year 6473 (965) Svyatoslav went toKhazar. When they heard, the Khazars went out
meet him with his prince kagan
and agreed to fight, and in the battle he defeated
Svyatoslav the Khazars, and their capital and White
I took it. And defeated the yas and the kasogs"
21. South direction
966-969 - Russian - Bulgarian war.“I don’t like to sit in Kyiv, I want
live in Pereyaslavets on the Danube - there
the middle of my land"
969-971 - Russian-Byzantine war.
“Let us not disgrace the Russian land, but
let's lie down with bones, for the dead are a shame
don't have"
971 - treaty with Byzantium. Svyatoslav
leaves Bulgaria.
The world is being restored.
22. Draw a schematic
SvyatoslavV
(962972)
Bulga
R
Ryazan
b966
965
Sarkel
967,969
Tsargr
hell
Itil
b
23. Svyatoslav's conquests were enormous, but he paid little attention to the life of Rus' itself.
"Prince! You are looking forforeign lands, and
his native
neglect."
24.
Results:Expanding the borders of Rus'.
strengthening
international
provisions.
The aggravation of the Russian
Byzantine relations.
Problem not solved -
defense of the borders of Rus' from
nomads.
25. Svyatoslav
Yaropolk(d.980)
Oleg(977)
Vladimir
(948-1015)
26. Tests
Sergeev S.G. Preparation withstate centralized
testing. Saratov, 2001.
Kadnevsky V.M. History of Russia with
ancient times. M., 2001.
Sayapin V.V. Russian history.
Thematic tests. Rostov - on -
Don, 2011.
27. Links
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Prince Svyatoslav is sometimes called the Alexander of Macedon of Eastern Europe. Indeed, like the great ancient Greek commander, Prince Svyatoslav practically did not know defeat, he was a valiant warrior and a successful military leader. His active foreign military policy made it possible not only to shake off the Khazar yoke from the Old Russian state, but also to expand the territory and increase the authority of Rus'. Svyatoslav practically completed the process of uniting the Eastern Slavs and strengthened the borders of Kievan Rus.
In those days, relations with neighboring states were of great importance. Due to mutually beneficial relations with neighbors, it was possible to increase influence, wealth, acquire new cultural traditions, establish trade and ensure border security through military alliances. But the Old Russian state always had strong neighbors who sought to influence Rus'. In the 10th century, Byzantium and Khazaria had strong political influence in the region. Both those and others tried to use Rus' in their own interests. Svyatoslav managed to deprive Khazaria of influence, in alliance with the Pechenegs and Guzes, defeating their army and destroying the capital of the state, Itil. So Rus' gained independence from the Khazaria.
Results of the campaign of 964–965 could not but raise the authority of Rus' in the eyes of Byzantium, which also tried with all its might to involve Svyatoslav in solving the foreign policy problems of the Byzantine Empire. In Kyiv, a treaty favorable to Byzantium was concluded, according to which the Russians pledged to force the Bulgarian kingdom into submission. Faithful to the treaty, Prince Svyatoslav led a squad to the Danube Bulgaria and defeated the troops of the Bulgarian Tsar Peter. However, the active and warlike Svyatoslav, having completed the task in the interests of Byzantium, no longer needed the empire near its borders. Everything was done to ensure that Svyatoslav went back to Kyiv. But Svyatoslav liked living on the Danube, and he returned, which violated the plans of Byzantium. It turned out that the Byzantine emperor John Tzimiskes personally led his best troops and defeated the squad of Svyatoslav. Following the negotiations, the emperor agreed to release Svyatoslav back to Kyiv. But on the way back, the bloodless squad of Svyatoslav was destroyed by the Pechenegs. Who persuaded the Pechenegs to attack Svyatoslav is still not known.
One way or another, after the death of the militant prince Svyatoslav, Rus' began to turn into a calm and peaceful power, in which Christianity began to gain strength. Did it benefit Rus'? Most likely yes, because if Svyatoslav had remained in power, perhaps Rus' would have expected the fate and glory of the island of Rugen, which was the stronghold of the Slavic pirates - the conquests would have become endless, as in the case of Alexander the Great
